Fact or Fiction: Austin Romine Will Begin 2013 in the Minors

With Russell Martin now in Pittsburgh, the Yankees still have yet to fill that void left by him.

The team decided not to pursue free agents like Mike Napoli or A.J. Pierzynski, which I was fine with.

So right now, there is Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart; two backup catchers from last year's team.

There's former Angels backup Bobby Wilson, who was signed on a minor-league deal and given an invitation to spring training.

And then there's Austin Romine, who spent most of 2012 on the DL and recovering from injury, but according to Chris Cwik of CBS Sports, Romine will more than likely start out 2013 down in Class-AAA ball.

It's strange that a year ago, Cervelli was sent down to the minors to make room for Stewart, and now a year later, Cervelli could be penciled in as the starter.

From the story on CBS, Romine could have a chance to win the starting job in 2013, but that scenario is very unlikely.

“I know it’s getting late, but we’re still looking," GM Brian Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Thursday. “We’re open for business, but we’re not going to do something just to do something. If we have to, we’ll go to Tampa with what we’ve got."

I get that Cashman is playing it smart by not making any rash moves just because the season is creeping up on him.

And that's good because you don't want some impulse free agent signing or trade that comes back to haunt the team.

Cashman is known for being a very stealth GM when it comes to making moves.

And I do believe him that he is still actively searching to make the Yankees better in 2013.